Chapter 46
“Hyejin! Please look at this side a little more and talk! “I can’t see her face clearly.”
Full-scale stage practice began.
In the process I literally chew tear taste and interpret the script from time to time.
Going through a reading process is basic.
Approximately 6 weeks of practice ultimately aims to ‘play without making mistakes in the play.’
Perfect stage.
Because that is the most basic product condition that a play must have.
“Mr. Seoyeon.”
“yes.”
Assistant director Kim Cheong-un looked at the girl in front of her and stroked her chin.
Generally in a play the assistant director is in charge of guiding the actors’ acting.
So Kim Cheong-woon had seen many actors but Seo-yeon was especially special.
Child genius Joo Seo-yeon.
The actor’s ability which was simply perceived as such far exceeded Kim Cheong-woon’s expectations.
Mainly in a good way.
“It still feels close to drama acting but I’m definitely good at conveying emotions.”
“Oh thank you.”
“But I think it would be nice if the movement line was a little better. “Your gaze and movements are really good right?”
“The route? Where exactly…”
I asked if there was a place where the movement route was lacking.
“There’s a part where he monologues alone while looking at Shim Cheong-seok right? “Please walk across the stage a little more.”
“It’s a monologue part but wouldn’t the movement line be too wide?”
“Because the emotions seem that strong. And please make your monologue more like a conversation with the audience.”
As if talking to the audience.
After hearing those words Seoyeon nodded.
‘Do you understand?’
This part is not something you can understand right away by saying it in words.
No matter how Seoyeon is something like this….
“okay! “Let’s give it a try.”
Sim Cheong-seok came nearby along with Kim Cheong-un’s words.
“Okay then.”
With his words Seoyeon calmly controlled her emotions.
Hong Jeong-hee a woman who stalks idol Bae Seong-hak.
She exhaled as she read the surface of his emotions.
‘…It’s always amazing to see.’
Method acting.
There is that saying but what Seoyeon is doing now is different from that.
A subtle feeling of ‘seoyeon’ remains.
Let’s ask Seoyeon about it.
“It’s just practice right now.”
I’ll try to do it more properly during rehearsal.
Seoyeon added.
‘How much will it cost if I do it right there?’
Seoyeon’s acting that I saw in a drama a long time ago.
Kim Cheong-woon recently watched the drama. Her acting was too emotional to be seen as a child.
Perhaps this is Seoyeon’s greatest talent.
However paradoxically this kind of emotional acting is not that strong in the play.
Seo-yeon’s emotional acting is very detailed and its true value can be revealed only when the screen is enlarged but that is information that cannot be fully known in the play.
Depending on the audience it may not be visible properly and conveying the detailed emotions is more difficult than expected.
So gestures and moving lines to indicate that.
Those two things are important but this and the method are in conflict.
If you become completely immersed in the characters of the play the gestures and movements are bound to become somewhat awkward.
In the end some level of ‘theatrical skills’ must inevitably be involved.
Seoyeon’s practice was a process of melting it as naturally as possible.
“I can’t believe it. Why! “Why is your brother dating a woman like that?”
Seoyeon’s lines are clearly conveyed while looking at the audience.
Kim Cheong-woon listened to it in the audience and saw Seo-yeon’s feet moving naturally.
It’s a movement just as he ordered.
The monologue also captured the feeling of speaking to the audience very well.
“How is it?”
“It was very good.”
Kim Cheong-un gave a thumbs up to Seo-yeon who returned from acting.
It’s a pleasure to watch a talented actor.
but.
‘There’s a part that catches me strangely.’
Kim Cheong-woon was a little worried about whether he should say this.
Actually even if I didn’t say it it wasn’t a big problem.
Rather it felt like it was complete with just this.
“I have to see the other actors first so take a break.”
“yes.”
At the words of the assistant director Seo-yeon fell back slightly.
‘Is something wrong?’
Kim Cheong-woon’s reaction was strange.
However if it was wrong Kim Cheong-woon would have said it first.
“….”
After thinking for a while Seo-yeon went to see Shim Cheong-seok.
This person was with Seoyeon on stage just now.
“Oh that?”
He said as if he understood right away.
“There is no problem but it feels like there is.”
“What do you mean?”
Hearing Seo-yeon’s words Sim Cheong-seok sat down on a chair and crossed his legs.
And he looked like he was contemplating what to say as he pressed his thumb to his temple.
“Not enough affection.”
“…yes?”
“Think about it carefully. “Why is Hong Jeong-hee stalking Bae Seong-hak?”
“ah.”
Only then did Seoyeon realize what he meant.
“Darkness inferiority complex and contempt for Song Min-seo. Isn’t that really obvious? But I don’t feel much affection towards Bae Seong-hak.”
“okay.”
“But to be honest I don’t think it’s absolutely necessary in this play. “If you take too much in a clumsy manner it may end up being neither here nor there.”
It is better to emphasize only the dark emotions that Seo-yeon expresses at present.
Sim Cheong-seok was saying that.
Or perhaps the opinion is something along the lines of ‘I’m doing a good enough job.’
He felt different than when he had been provoked before.
“…Why are you staring at me?”
“I didn’t try. “I usually have eyes like this.”
“No.”
“that’s right.”
Shim Cheong-seok chuckled at the sight of Seo-yeon and Woo-gi.
“Anyway this is enough so don’t worry about it.”
This is enough.
That’s true but Seo-yeon’s pride was somehow hurt.
I felt even worse because the words were uncharacteristically considerate of Shim Cheong-seok.
‘but.’
Is this acting like affection?
Sighing Seoyeon bit his lower lip.
That is correct.
She felt like she had inadvertently excluded those feelings.
‘I was feeling it a little bit.’
Affectionate acting is also an essential part of drama films.
You can’t avoid it just because you avoid it.
It was okay for Hong Jeong-hee to have some shortcomings but that doesn’t mean his future acting will be the same.
‘I’ll have to think about it.’
Her acting is even more difficult because the boundaries between male and female are ambiguous.
Acting with affection for others.
This was an unavoidable problem for Seo-yeon who specialized in method acting.
***
Seoul Yeonhwa High School.
It was a school famous for its new building and pretty uniforms and was often visited by high school students who preferred arts and physical education rather than going on to higher education.
Among them the theater department had many active actors and aspiring actors so the level was quite high.
“Jiyeon! Oh my our actor.”
Song Da-yeon the advisor of the theater department rushed to her like a butterfly and squeezed Lee Ji-yeon’s hand.
“…What’s going on?”
“Oh don’t talk so coldly.”
Jiyeon frowned at her eyes.
She told me to stop by the theater club for the first time in a while and as soon as she arrived she was like this.
‘I definitely have something to ask of you.’
It’s normal to think that.
Teacher Song Da-yeon who read Ji-yeon’s expression cleared her throat and continued speaking.
“Good news for you too. Isn’t there a variety show called <Looking Back at Past Memories>?”
“I don’t know.”
“…Yeah I don’t know.”
Is entertainment this much unpopular?
Is this okay? I thought so.
“So you’re filming at our school this time? “What kind of entertainment is that?”
Teacher Da-yeon Song detailed to Ji-yeon what she had heard at her faculty meeting.
Other students in the theater department also overheard her words with excited expressions on their faces.
“A reenactment of the moon hiding the sun?”
“That’s it!”
“But what does that have to do with me…”
“What are you talking about. “Of course wouldn’t you like Jiyeon to play the role of Princess Yeonhwa?”
When Song Da-yeon said that and looked at her other students they also looked disappointed but she quickly nodded.
He has the best performance and acting skills in the theater department.
If I were to pick a student with outstanding looks it would definitely be Jiyeon Lee.
“Princess Yeonhwa?”
However her Jiyeon’s face was strange.
Isn’t this a very familiar role for her?
‘Park Jeong-woo is coming too?’
I thought that if it were true there would be a huge uproar on the Internet.
Coincidentally the name of the high school is ‘Yeonhwa’ High School.
I thought it was a composition made in heaven.
‘The rough outline is to reenact episode 8 of the original work.’
What episode 8 is about is a reunion scene.
Episode 8 is the reunion of grown-up Yoon Seo-il and grown-up Lee Hye-wol.
Of course the viewership ratings exploded and it received quite favorable reviews.
‘There were a lot of bad reviews.’
This was the time when actress Ha Ye-seo who played the role of Princess Yeonhwa was receiving bad reviews.
Princess Yeonhwa doesn’t have as much presence as a child actor.
Something doesn’t fit well.
That evaluation has not changed even now and Ha Ye-seo often brings up that incident.
It wasn’t easy being compared to a child actor.
“Then I will do it.”
“really?”
“But would it be okay if I brought in someone from the agency separately? “I want to do my makeup properly.”
“Oh of course it’s okay.”
Jiyeon nodded her head.
And she smiled softly.
This was because another interesting thought occurred to me.
***
A large van drove down the road.
Inside a man in casual clothes was wearing an eye patch and his eyes were closed.
“Jungwoo we’re almost there now so let’s get up quickly.”
“….”
it’s bothering.
That was the first thought that came to Park Jeong-woo’s mind.
Originally it was a shoot I wasn’t interested in.
“Please help me just this once! “I really talked a lot!”
A request from an acquaintance I met by chance during a previous shoot.
Since it coincided with a break I decided to specifically help.
“<Looking Back at Past Memories> is both a drama and an entertainment show this time right?”
“yes. Even though you appeared as a guest it’s okay to just do one thing and send it off.”
“Ha what did I say?”
“Well you are Park Jeong-woo.”
The hottest actor these days.
The next movie to film had already been decided.
Even the lead role.
It was a movie with a lot of capital invested and the director was good.
Everyone thought that his life was a smooth road without any thorns.
“Now that the moon is hiding the sun isn’t that why this entertainment show didn’t do well?”
“Don’t be like that. Still it’s a very meaningful role for you.”
“…That’s right.”
Park Jeong-woo nodded at the words of Ha Hyeong-hwan a manager of 5 years.
It’s a meaningful role.
‘What will that guy do now?’
There aren’t many experiences in Park Jeong-woo’s acting career that have brought him great shock.
The girl he met there the moon that hid the sun still remained vivid in his memory.
That smoke too.
Even that final retirement.
“….”
An image of a girl crying at the awards ceremony came to mind.
An expressionless and boring child.
The girl who first shattered Park Jeong-woo’s pride as a child actor.
The sight of that girl crying while looking at everyone.
I remembered all the smiles clearly.
Sometimes Park Jeong-woo had something to think about.
At that time wouldn’t it have been better to persuade him to act a little more?
What would it have been like if I had told you that it wouldn’t be a waste to rest like this?
If so.
‘It’s all in the past.’
As I was thinking that Ben suddenly stopped.
I felt the manager’s gaze looking back.
“Jungwoo.”
“yes.”
Erasing the vision of the girl that appeared in my head.
He slowly opened the van’s door.
At the same time.
The cheers of countless students rang out.
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